Methanol → 2-[(4-Chlorophenyl)methyl]azepane

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Dissolve the thus-obtained 2-(4-chlorobenzyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-3H-azepin in diluted hydrochloric acid (pH~5) and mix it with 200 ml of methyl alcohol. Add 7 g of sodium borohydride in small portions within 20 minutes, keeping the pH-value constant by occasional addition of hydrochloric acid. Stir for 1 hour, render alkaline with caustic soda solution and extract with dichlormethane. Dry the organic phase over sodium sulphate, concentrate and distil to obtain 58 g of the title compound with a BP of 93° at 0.1 mm Hg.

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